11 occurrences

'Forever' in the Bible

Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, dedicating it to Him, to burn fragrant incense before Him and to set out the showbread continually, and to offer burnt offerings morning and evening, on sabbaths and on new moons and on the appointed feasts of the Lord our God, this being required forever in Israel.

Verse ConceptsNew Moon FestivalOrdinancesSabbath, In OtSmells

“I have built You a lofty house,And a place for Your dwelling forever.”

For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfHeart, DivineHoliness, Believers' Growth InHoliness, As Set Apart For GodWatchfulness, DivineSanctification

Blessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the Lord your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

Verse ConceptsdesiresThrone

They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Verse ConceptsGrace, In Human RelationshipsKind Words

Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the rule over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with Israel's priestsCovenant, God's with DavidGod’s Covenant With The LevitesGod's Covenant Is Everlastingcovenant

Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?

Verse ConceptsAbraham, The Friend Of GodNames And Titles For The ChristianDivine FriendshipFriendship And Trust

Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidGrieving GodGod Unwilling

Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the Lord and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.

Verse ConceptsSanctuaryStiffnecked People

He built altars in the house of the Lord of which the Lord had said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”

Verse ConceptsBuilding Altars

Then he put the carved image of the idol which he had made in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with Davidelection, privileges ofJerusalem, Significance OfPollutions

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